Lignell & Piispanen

Lignell & Piispanen (L&P) is a Finnish company from Kuopio, manufacturing alcoholic beverages.

Ranin was founded in 1852 and the trademark and products of Lignell & Piispanen were merged into it in 1932.

Roering's vodka distillery was founded in the same area, and two years later it was bought by brandy and rum importer Gustav Ranin.

In 1872, pharmacists Lignell and Piispanen started manufacturing Arctic raspberry liqueur and other alcoholic beverages.

In 1995, when the alcohol law changed, the traditional drinks were added back to the company's product list.

During prohibition in Finland , " kova tee " ("hard tea") was used as a codeword for alcohol. In honour of this, Lignell & Piispanen launched a tea-flavoured vodka named "Kova Tee". [ 1 ]